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TALES FROM HAPPY FISHERMEN

I have had a Kentiki for the last three years – an absolutely bloody marvellous machine. I have been kontiki long-lining for 40 years mostly in the Wellington and West Coast areas from Paraparaumu to Levin. In my retirement I have fished for eight years in Opotiki.
I have made six contikis that are motorised and twice as many wind powered ones. I have trialled all the latest brands on the market and can’t find one to beat the Kentiki.
I catch a lot of fish. I have had a full line four times - everyone on the beach had fish to take home.
Kentiki has served me well with no breakdowns. Maintenance is easy. Steering is brilliant. The winch brake is the best.
If you want to share experiences please contact me on (07) 315 5513.
Or alternatively email me at oldphart@ihug.co.nz
Jim Pemberton, Opotiki

Hi Ken and Dot
It is now six years since I purchased my Kentiki from you and without a doubt it has been the best piece of fishing gear I have ever owned - it has probably been to sea approx 300 times and has never missed a beat.
A mate got one and ended up selling his boat (didn’t need it anymore).
The whole family enjoy getting down to the beach to help set the line and bring in the fish. We usually have a picnic lunch or dinner on the beach while the Kentiki is fishing - too easy.
Whenever at the beach we live on fresh fish, give heaps away and often have to throw back surplus fish we have caught while still alive as we bring the line in.
Keep up the good work
Brett Ashworth

Bruce and I have had a Kentiki and winch for about six years now. It was a dream after having homebuilt kontikis. We started with a kite, then a sail one (or two) but waiting for the wind or Bruce to build another model was not good for fishing. We seemed to spend most of the time in the shed, with an odd day’s fishing thrown in here and there. We first saw the Kentiki when we went camping at Matata. The people in the caravan next to us had one, and with envy we watched them use theirs. They put us in touch with Ken and Dot and the rest is history. We have caught many fish, won a few competitions and made some lovely friends. All through the little orange machine we call “Thirty-three”. The winch also has saved our legs a lot of work.
Margaret and Bruce bjandmg@live.com